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Social Media Penetrates Every Aspect of Our Online Lives for Profit
We must act to make the commodification of our lives and opinions unprofitable.
Edward Snowden: In the US, I Would Likely Die in Prison for Telling the Truth
"We have gone from the United States government’s war on whistleblowers to now a war on journalism,” Snowden says.
“Parasite” Reaches Toward a Classless Future We Haven’t Fully Imagined
The film exposes the cruelty of capitalism and urges us to keep imagining new futures.
Bloomberg’s Press Cheerleaders Are Ignoring and Downplaying His Scandals
Stop and frisk, rising inequality and corruption scandals are neglected in accounts of Bloomberg's tenure as NYC mayor.
Democratic Primary Debate Moderators Are Failing to Center the Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is not getting the attention in the debates anywhere near the level Democratic voters want.
We Can’t Afford to Banish Politics From the Thanksgiving Table
Apathy at the Thanksgiving table is the fetid soil in which racism and other forms of hatred grow.
Activists Reflect on 20 Years of Indymedia and the Radical Media Movement
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Independent Media Center and rise of the global citizen journalist movement.
Oprah Winfrey Remembers Acclaimed Writer Toni Morrison
Much of Morrison’s writing focused on Black women's experiences in the U.S.
The Age of Trump, the End of What?
Whether we know it or not, we are now in a distinctly post-post-triumphalist American world.
Police Raid Egypt’s Last Independent News Outlet
The raid and arrests mark a sharp escalation in Egypt’s attack on press freedom.